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Pop up blocker not working. Blocking windows that I don't want it blocking.

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  • Èsì tí ó kẹ́hìn lọ́wọ́ Nellus

ther19
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I now have Ad Blocker 2.4 and Ad Blocker Plus Pop-up Add On 0.9.1. , and I have the Block Pop-ups box checked in FF options. Recently FF stopped notifying me, (via the bar across the top of the window, which also asked whether I wanted to allow the window), when a popup was being blocked. More recently still, something seems to be blocking some links from opening windows. This doesn't always happen but it seems that perhaps it happens more often when .pdfs are involved. Have I done something wrong? Is the a conflict with the Ad Blocker stuff and the newer FF upgrades? 

 I guess that there also might be a problem with Adobe since .pdfs seem to be involved.  Anything you can do to clear this up would be greatly appreciated.  OS is Win7 64
I now have Ad Blocker 2.4 and Ad Blocker Plus Pop-up Add On 0.9.1. , and I have the Block Pop-ups box checked in FF options. Recently FF stopped notifying me, (via the bar across the top of the window, which also asked whether I wanted to allow the window), when a popup was being blocked. More recently still, something seems to be blocking some links from opening windows. This doesn't always happen but it seems that perhaps it happens more often when .pdfs are involved. Have I done something wrong? Is the a conflict with the Ad Blocker stuff and the newer FF upgrades? I guess that there also might be a problem with Adobe since .pdfs seem to be involved. Anything you can do to clear this up would be greatly appreciated. OS is Win7 64

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Nellus
Nellus
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Hello,

Try Firefox Safe Mode to see if the problem goes away. Safe Mode is a troubleshooting mode, which disables most add-ons.

(If you're not using it, switch to the Default theme.)

  • On Windows you can open Firefox 4.0+ in Safe Mode by holding the Shift key when you open the Firefox desktop or Start menu shortcut.
  • On Mac you can open Firefox 4.0+ in Safe Mode by holding the option key while starting Firefox.
  • On Linux you can open Firefox 4.0+ in Safe Mode by quitting Firefox and then going to your Terminal and running: firefox -safe-mode (you may need to specify the Firefox installation path e.g. /usr/lib/firefox)
  • Or open the Help menu and click on the Restart with Add-ons Disabled... menu item while Firefox is running.

FirefoxSafeMode

Once you get the pop-up, just select "'Start in Safe Mode" Safe Mode Fx 15 - Win

If the issue is not present in Firefox Safe Mode, your problem is probably caused by an extension, and you need to figure out which one. Please follow the Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems article for that.

To exit the Firefox Safe Mode, just close Firefox and wait a few seconds before opening Firefox for normal use again.

When you figure out what's causing your issues, please let us know. It might help other users who have the same problem.

Thank you.